The family of a teenager shot and killed at an area skate park says all it wants is for police to make good on their promise and turn the investigation over to the district attorney.

Even though there's video, no one can agree on what happened to 17-year-old Jaquise Lewis. Police say he was shot in self-defense. His mother claims he was murdered. Either way, Lewis' family says this case has been dragged out long enough.

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The Los Altos Skate Park shooting happened in March. In May, Albuquerque police said they found the shooter, but wouldn't be charging him.

In September, DA Kari Brandenburg asked the police department for the case file so she could decide on charges. She was supposed to get it later that month.

“We have not gotten all the materials on that case,” Brandenburg said this week.

On top of that, she says her office is already pushed to the limit reviewing other cases.

“We have 24 hours in a day to work with and so we're doing the best that we can,” she said.

The attorney for Lewis’ family is urging police to finish what they started so this can be settled once and for all. He said it’s a cat and mouse game, blaming police for their lack of cooperation.

The department says it plans to turn over the rest of the case by the end of this month.